Observability & APM
SigNoz Pricing Explained: Tiers, Limits & Hidden Costs
Open SourceSelf-Hostable
- Starting price
- $0 (Self-Hosted) or $199/mo (Cloud)
- Pricing model
- Open-Source Free / Cloud Usage-based
- Free tier
- Unlimited self-hosted; Cloud free tier includes 30GB logs/traces
SigNoz plans and limits
| Tier | What you get |
|---|---|
| Free | Unlimited self-hosted; Cloud free tier includes 30GB logs/traces |
| Paid entry point | $0 (Self-Hosted) or $199/mo (Cloud) |
| How the bill grows | Open-Source Free / Cloud Usage-based |
| Self-hosted | Available. Setup effort: Medium (Docker Compose with ClickHouse) |
Hidden costs to budget for
- Requires maintaining ClickHouse cluster if running large self-hosted scales
- Fewer legacy on-premise application integrations compared to Datadog
- Metric and dashboard depth still trails Datadog for very large multi-team setups
What SigNoz costs as you grow
A team spending $3,000/month on Datadog host licenses and trace ingestion can run SigNoz self-hosted on a single $150/mo cloud instance.
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How much does SigNoz cost?
SigNoz uses open-Source Free / Cloud Usage-based pricing. Paid usage starts at $0 (Self-Hosted) or $199/mo (Cloud).
Does SigNoz have a free tier?
Unlimited self-hosted; Cloud free tier includes 30GB logs/traces.
What are the hidden costs of SigNoz?
Requires maintaining ClickHouse cluster if running large self-hosted scales. Fewer legacy on-premise application integrations compared to Datadog. Metric and dashboard depth still trails Datadog for very large multi-team setups.
What are cheaper alternatives to SigNoz?
Datadog ($15/host/mo + heavy add-ons).